Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers 700 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 4 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 550 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 20.00 lower, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 99.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.65/cwt on 1,149 head.

Average price

$190.65

1,149 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$28.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	193.37	1,240	1,039
Medium and Large 1-2	673	165.01	1,110	110

One grade step is worth $28.36/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,149 hd

190.65

—

KS average4 barns · 6,610 hd

193.05

−2.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,682	79.71	1,341	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	72.23	980	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	66.02	842	189
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	52.80	588	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,225	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	183.59/cwt	181.00–187.00	606	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	342	230.73/cwt	218.00–241.00	789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	205.18/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,159	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	222.49/cwt	219.00–228.00	959	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	227.69/cwt	222.00–239.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	772	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,546	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	216.61/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,001	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	173.76/cwt	165.00–180.50	1,091	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	150.36/cwt	141.00–152.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	683	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,455	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	160.07/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,239	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	184.72/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,156	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	196.31/cwt	190.50–200.00	1,046	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	213.70/cwt	212.00–219.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	164.74/cwt	163.00–166.50	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	177.97/cwt	176.25–179.25	1,566	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	169.22/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,147	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	187.30/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,262	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	181.13/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,029	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,287	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	192.55/cwt	190.00–194.50	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	178.63/cwt	170.00–181.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	160.50/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,470	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	208.27/cwt	206.00–210.00	883	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	180.34/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,380	154
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	183.46/cwt	179.00–192.00	895	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	171.00/cwt	166.00–179.00	961	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,191	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	52.80/cwt	45.00–57.00	588	17
Bulls	—	—	1,521	75.72/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,152	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	66.02/cwt	60.00–69.50	842	189
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	76.37/cwt	76.00–76.50	1,204	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	71.28/cwt	70.00–73.00	931	13
Bulls	—	—	1,300	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,987	88.80/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,764	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	70.93/cwt	69.00–83.00	737	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	992	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	137.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	493	197.56/cwt	197.25–202.00	974	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,032	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	333	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.82/cwt	141.00–144.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	147.80/cwt	146.00–151.00	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	166.69/cwt	165.00–176.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.72/cwt	152.00–167.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	142.03/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	165.02/cwt	160.50–165.50	1,289	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,420	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,079	134.37/cwt	126.00–141.50	1,450	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	140.90/cwt	117.00–150.00	1,154	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	169.04/cwt	165.50–172.00	1,133	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	145.75/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	183.36/cwt	181.00–191.00	677	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	168.00/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,055	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.58/cwt	163.00–174.00	972	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	157.85/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,178	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	186.94/cwt	186.00–190.00	783	47
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,107	126.35/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	184.28/cwt	179.00–190.50	861	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	180.87/cwt	175.00–183.50	948	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,113	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	197.23/cwt	193.00–199.50	1,237	70

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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